Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate


Latest Episodes

Xi Don't Need No Education: Education in China, Part I
July 31, 2020

Jeremiah and David discuss the state of international education in China and the United States.

Are We Welcome Here, Part II
July 08, 2020

with author and journalist Ian Johnson

Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghai
June 22, 2020

With James Carter, Professor of History at St. Joseph's University

Mandarin Mayhem, Part II: Dialect and Nationalism in China
June 02, 2020

with Professor Gina Tam, Trinity University

Neither boxers nor a rebellion...Discuss!
May 18, 2020

With Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine

Politics, Patio Furniture, and China History Pods
May 01, 2020

With Laszlo Montgomery of the China History Podcast

Mandarin Mayhem
April 10, 2020

David and Jeremiah look at the just what is the point of Putonghua?

Are we still welcome here?
April 01, 2020

Jeremiah and David look back at their time working in China and look ahead to the future for foreigners in the Middle Kingdom

The Language and History of Public Health in China
March 23, 2020

Jeremiah new co-host David Moser talk about the language of public health and hygiene in China and the controversy around the phrase "Sick Man of Asia"

Barbarians at the Gate Podcast: Yaqub Beg and the Provincializing of Western China
August 03, 2016

Jeremiah and James look at the life and times of Yaqub Beg (1820-1877) and what his legacy means for Beijing's relationship with Western China and Central Asia today.